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I Did 30 Minute Meals For Five Years On Local Television, And I Earned Nothing The First Two Years. Then I Earned $50 A Segment. I Spent More Than That On Gas And Groceries, But I Really Enjoyed Making The Show And I Loved Going To A Viewer's House Each Week. I Knew I Enjoyed It, So I Stuck With It Even Though It Cost Me.

My Mom, Who's Been In The Restaurant Business For 40 Years, Is The Number-one Influence In My Life. But I Look Up To A Lot Of People In The Industry. Tops On My List Is Mario Batali. My Mom And Mario Taught Me The Same Lesson: Food Is Love.

I Do 280 Episodes Of Tv A Year, Write 15 Recipes For The Magazine, And Publish An Annual Book. With All Of That, We Try To Get One Weekend A Month With Isaboo At Our Home In The Adirondacks To Relax And Recharge.

It Only Looks Like I Get To Eat A Lot Of Food On Tv. I Really Just Get The One Bite And The Crew And Guests Eat Everything Else.

That's A Horrible Thought. I Guess Cheese Or Wine. I Think I Might Be Too Depressed To Eat If I Had To Eat Only One Thing For The Rest Of My Life.